Category: Equipment & Technology

US equipment and machinery maker Caterpillar has partnered with Guardhat to provide safety solutions to surface mining operations via Cat dealers. US equipment and machinery maker Caterpillar has partnered with Guardhat to provide safety solutions to surface mining operations via Cat dealers. The two firms are in the process of developing a new system called Cat Connected Worker. This system will use wearable technology to provide increased protection for mine workers. It will also deliver event-based monitoring as well as mapping to enhance the mining environment. Cat MineStar Solutions marketing… Read More Here

Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG has delivered a DL560 wheel bulldozer to a mining customer in Mongolia. The DL560 is the company’s largest wheel loader, and the delivery marks full access for Mongolia’s mining industry to XCMG’s entire product line of high-tonnage loaders and wheel dozers. The DL560 model is designed to be the first choice for operators of ports and large mines, XCMG said. Chairman Wang Min said in a statement: “Our products … have been widely used in the country. XCMG has the highest market share in Mongolia among… Read More Here

Metso Outotec has expanded its range of mobile and modular crushing systems with a new sizer crusher option that has been built for soft ore applications and aggregates. The additions to the Lokotrack line of products have implemented sizer technology from Komatsu. There are five available models, ranging from 500 tonnes per hour to 4,500t/h. Metso Outotec said its newly introduced modular FIT crushing stations are also available with sizer configurations. The first Lokotrack sizer plant, it added, is already online and in operation in southeast Asia. “New concentration technologies… Read More Here

Despite the challenges presented in 2020, TLT-Turbo Africa continues to redefine ventilation for mining operations across the continent. Their customised and pro-active approach to ventilation solutions, combined with their new range of Auxiliary and Booster fans, have provided substantial electrical cost-savings to a major global gold and platinum producer, just 3 months after installing a customised pair of TLT-Turbo Africa’s fans at one of their South African sites. TLT-Turbo Africa was approached by an ultra-deep mining operation located in Gauteng, requiring a recommendation for a suitable fan solution to be… Read More Here

The application and adaptation of military technology at resources sites has the potential to create operational efficiencies and safer environments.  Freespace Operations is a Victorian based company that began designing and manufacturing innovative drone systems for the defence sector and is now providing similar systems to industry.  The company recently customised its technology to address some of the challenges associated with modern mining, resulting in the production of the Callisto Modular Industrial Multirotor.   The Callisto is an autonomous modular and multipurpose industrial drone with benefits for the resources sector including increased productivity and worker safety.  According… Read More Here